Description: Home page of The Old Beef Stringband, a traditional group from HALIFAX. The Old Beef String Band plays a variety of numbers in a southern old-time style: original and traditional Appalachian fiddle tunes and songs, a few happy trails cowboy numbers, and s
The Old Beef Stringband Home About Music Shows Photos We play old-time music because the playful and searing sounds keep us coming back for more.
Old-time music originated in the mountains of the American South, combining aspects of African-American blues, Irish and Scottish fiddle traditions and English ballads. Salty Atlantic breezes season our interpretation of stringband tunes and inspire the sound of our original songs and instrumentals.
Our band consists of Ellen Kearney (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Amy Lounder (fiddle, vocals) and Dane George (mandolin, vocals).